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British Cycling puts organisation of Tour of Britain from 20...

British Cycling has announced that it has put the organisation of the country’s biggest bike race, the Tour of Britain, out to tender for the 2014 season onwards. Since the race was revived in 2004, it has been organised by SweetSpo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Mark Cavendish wins stage three of the Tour of Brit...

Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish won a sprint finish to take stage three of the Tour of Britain in Dumfries. The 2011 world road race champion, who is hoping to negotiate an amicable split from the successful British team, had suffered a cra [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Britain cement supremacy with track haul

LONDON (Reuters) - Hosts Britain reasserted their domination in Olympic cycling with another awe-inspiring medal haul on the track although they failed to master the uncontrollable. The squad took the velodrome by storm in a spine-chillin [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

London 2012: Ben Swift to pursue place in Britain's road rac...

Ben Swift has revised his Olympic dream and is set to turn his back on the track to focus on supporting Mark Cavendish in the road race on the opening day of the London 2012 Games. Swift was part of a six-strong Great Britain team pursuit [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Second world record for Britain

After the men triumphed on day one at the Track Cycling World Championships, Britain's women also improved their own world record entering the final competition before August's London Olympics track programme - but the 2.428-secon [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Track Cycling World Championships: Britain's women set new w...

The GB trio of Laura Trott, Dani King and Jo Rowsell produced the fastest ride of all – a remarkable 3 mins 16.850 secs for the 12 laps – to qualify in first place but the final has the makings of being a showdown every bit as [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Britain's Cavendish supports return of teammate aft...

British cyclist Mark Cavendish believes David Millar should be free to compete in next year's Olympics, insisting Friday that his compatriot has "redeemed himself" after serving a two-year ban for doping. Millar, who te [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Mark Cavendish SPOTY award proves that cycling is now offici...

That can only mean one thing, cycling is now officially mainstream, a constant and growing presence in the psyche of the British sporting public. Cycling has been on a steady upward climb since about 2004 in my estimation. The Athens Olym [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Rasmussen out of Tour of Britain after being sacked by HTC f...

"Mr Rasmussen missed a test and additionally did not inform the team," said HTC's Team Manager Rolf Aldag in a press release. "These are clear violations of the team's code of conduct."It was the third missed c [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling's Tour of Britain to return to Mid Wales

MID Wales is set for another multi-million pound boost after it was confirmed the Tour of Britain cycle race will come back to the county in September. The exciting event brought more than £5 million to Powys last year when a stage [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Britain's young guns grab team gold

Great Britain were quickest in qualifying and then stormed to victory against the United States in the final, taking an early advantage and then pulling clear, crossing the line nearly two seconds ahead of the silver medallists in 3.23.4 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

UCI Track Cycling World Championships 2011: Great Britain fo...

The men’s team sprint squad have been running third behind France and Germany for most of the season and closed the gap significantly in terms of time last night with two very solid rides, the last of which, 44.235 sec, saw them ho [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Tour of Britain bike race coming back to Norfolk

Cycling fans from more than 100 countries will have their eyes on Norfolk's coast and countryside, as Britain's biggest bike ride heads for the county. Footage from the Tour of Britain will be beamed around the globe, when ri [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Tour de France winner Albert Contador plans return trip to B...

The Tour de France winner Alberto Contador proved the biggest draw at the annual Cycle Show. The Spanish rider was mobbed by fans and cycling enthusiasts at Earls Court in West London when he appeared for a question-and-answer session, duri [...]